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Rick Bayless, Chicago chef and restauranteur said the reopening will breathe much-needed life to a deflated industry. "I will tell you there were so many people on our staff here that were actually in tears when our first customers came back in," Bayless said, who is the owner and chef at Frontera Grill. His staff has been tracking regional COVID-19 positivity rates in anticipation of getting customers back indoors. "When the rumors started swirling around our staff that it was going to be able to happen, there was a spike in everybody's eyes to be able to know that we're going to be able to ...

With COVID stimulus bill stalled, Chicago businesses help each other, their communities WLS Share: CHICAGO (WLS) -- With the federal COVID-19 relief package stalled, and the virus keeping people at home, many local businesses are worried about making ends meet in the New Year. And even as they worry, some are still looking to help those even more vulnerable. A simple home-cooked, traditional meal is so hard to come by for so many this year. "There was such a need out there for people who were struggling, who lost their incomes, couldn't afford food," said Robert Magiet, owner of Takorea Coci...